Name Origins - Submitted By - Alan & Lindsey
Question | Answer | |
01 | Why Did William Penn, A Quaker, Name The City That He Founded Philadelphia | It Means City Of Brotherly Loves |
02 | After What Is Brazil Named | Pau Brazil , A Tree The Wood Of Which Produces A Red Dye |
03 | After Whom Is Rome Named | After The Twins Romalus & Remus, Romalus Killed His Brother & Then Named The City After Himself |
04 | Which Fruit Gave Its Name To Thailands Capital City | Bangkok Was Originally Named Ban-Cok Or The City Of The Wild Plumb |
05 | After Whom Was Barcelona Named | From Hamilcar Barca, Hannibals Father |
06 | Why Was Andalucia So Called | Muslim Invaders Of Spain Named It Al-Andalus (Country Of Light In The 8th Century) |
07 | How Did Budapest Get It's Name | In 1873 The 2 Cities Of Buda & Pest On Opposite Sides Of The River Danube Were United |
08 | Why Was Portugal So Named | In The Mid 800's It Became Known As Portucale Or The "Gateway To Cale" A County Of The Kingdom Of Leon |
09 | What Is The Origin Of The Name Munich | Being Found As A Monestary It Was Called "Zu Den Munchen" Or "The 2 Monks" |
10 | What Does The Name "Jerusalem" Actually Mean | From The 2 Hebrew Words "Yeru & Shalom" Meaning City Of Peace |
11 | What Is The Origin Of The Name "Mesopotamia" | From The Greek Words "Meso" (Middle) & Potamus (River) |
12 | Why Was The City Of Alexandria So Called | After It's Founder Alexander The Great |
13 | When Did New York Get It's Name | In 1664 The Dutch Colony Of New Amsterdam Was Invaded By The English Who Renamed It New York |
14 | After Who Was Bolivia Named | Simon Bolivar Who Led The Country To Independence |
15 | After Whom Was America Named | Amerigo Vespucci A Navigator From Florence |
16 | What Is The origin Of The Name China | The Qin Dynasty (Pronounced Chin) Which Means(Founders Of Modern China) |
17 | How Did Carthage, In Tunisia Get It's Name | Carthage Is Phoenician For "New City" |
18 | Why Is Zimbabwe So Called | It Is Named After A Complex Of Stone Ruins In That Country |
19 | What Is The Origin Of The Name Canada | When French Explorer Jaques Cartier Discovered The Bay Of St Lawrence In 1530 Locals Told Him He Had Found "Canada" Meaning A Village |
20 | Why Is Montreal So Named | It Was Founded Around It's Main Hill "The Mount Real" |
21 | What Does Las Vegas Mean | The Meadows A Mormon Settler Named It In The 1850's |
22 | Why Is Ecuador So Called | It Lies On The Equator |
23 | What Does Buenos Aires Mean | "Good Air" The Spanish Were Relieved To Get There After Months Of Plagued Voyaging |
24 | What Is The Literal Meaning Of Venezuela | Little Venice |
25 | What Is The Origin Of The Name Of The Australian City Of Adelaide | Named In 1836 After Queen Adelaide Wife Of King William The IV |